NOW IN OUR 14TH YEAR OF MEANINGFUL MOVIES,

...ALL OVER PUGET SOUND!

Please Help Support Meaningul Movies!We are solely dependent on your donations to coontinue.

Please Donate if you can. DONATIONS are needed to keep Meaningful Movies operational. We are a 501c3 Washington State Nonprofit.

All of our labor and time is voluntary, but funds are needed to keep bringing you free, high-quality, current and relevant documentary films; and to cover website and film library maintenance, equipment, flyers, and more. Thank you for any help you can provide!

Meaningful Movies: A New Network-Wide Series (May & June):

"JUST EAT IT"

Meaningful Movies is teaming up with the Seattle Public Utilities, Food Waste Program and the King County Food Waste Program; and launching coordinated screenings of this eye-opening film, Just Eat It, in 10 different locations in the Greater Seattle area. With facilitated discussions, speakers, resources, and information on how citizens can address the food waste problem. More information: HERE.

About the Film: Although America is a nation where one in ten people is food insecure, we are throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash! Just Eat It reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. For Locations and times, go HERE. FREE and open to the public. (donations requested to cover expenses).

Please join us to screen A PLACE AT THE TABLE - A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans and proposes solutions to the problem. Film actor Jeff Bridges walks us through the narrative. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Eastshore Unitarian at 12700 SE 32nd St. in Bellevue - please …

A documentary that follows director Kip Pastor on a personal journey to answer commonly asked questions about organic food: What exactly is organic? Is it really better, or just a marketing scam? Join us after the film for a community discussion with Cascadia Edible Landcapes Owner/Operator Michael Seliga. This event is FREE and open to the public. A $5 donation …

Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods …

This is a great film which adds depth and clarity to the recent film The Big Short. From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Charles Ferguson (No End In Sight), comes Inside Job, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of …

Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods …

Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods …

Join your friends and neighbors as we examine the controversy surrounding salmon farms, and the threat they pose to wild salmon. All over the world, fish are at the heart of people’s diet and culture. And in the Pacific Northwest, there is no fish like the legendary salmon. But decades of poor fisheries management and habitat loss have decimated many …

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, a film by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater, tells the inspiring story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its unstoppable founder, Wangari Maathai, who, in 2004, became the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Taking Root illustrates the development of Maathai’s holistic worldview and model …

Please join us to screen BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS: One Man’s Journey to the Heart of Palestine. This is a brand new film! Tonight we welcome the filmmaker to view the film and discuss the complexities and possibilities of peace in the Middle East between Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Meaningful Movies/Eastside is sponsored by Holy Cross Lutheran, St. Margaret's Episcopal …

Food. We love it. We devour countless cooking shows, culinary mags, and foodie blogs. So, how come we are throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash. Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the …

We are profoundly pleased to present, SHIFT CHANGE, an amazing new documentary film by veteran award-winning filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin. It tells the little known stories of employee-owned businesses that compete successfully in today’s economy while providing secure, dignified jobs in democratic workplaces. With the long decline in US manufacturing and today’s economic crisis, millions have been thrown …

A New State of Mind exams the story of everyday people through their struggles, recovery, and resilience in the face of mental health challenges. Narrated by award-winning actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close, this behind-the-headlines program looks at the far-reaching effects of the stigma related to mental illness.

Democracy is founded on robust dialogue, but, somewhere along the line, politics replaced sex as the one thing in America we don't discuss in mixed company – even among friends and family. Segregating ourselves into political silos is toxic to democracy. Bring It to The Table encourages Americans to stop bickering about politics, examine their own assumptions, and truly engage …

Please Donate if you can. DONATIONS are needed to keep Meaningful Movies operational. We are a 501c3 Washington State Nonprofit.All of our labor and time is voluntary, but funds are needed to keep bringing you free, high-quality, current and relevant documentary films; and to cover website and film library maintenance, equipment, flyers, and more. Thank you for any help you can provide!

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The Meaningful Movies Project is a non-profit organization that helps neighborhoods and groups organize, educate and advocate using the power of social justice documentary film and conversation to build positive and meaningful community. Learn more >